Hi gang. Just got the M3 pro. And I’m setting it up. Have not even flown it yet. I have had the M3 for the past year and a half. And almost always put on in the filters because my jobs typically want both stills and video. I do my best to stay within the 180° rule.
My question is how are people dealing with matching exposures and frame rate between the main camera and the telephoto lenses? Obviously this only applies to video. High shutter speed isn't an issue for stills.
Obviously, we’re not gonna get an exact match but in practical use specially, for the 3X camera I’d like to be able to set my exposure on the main camera so that it’s very similar to when I switch over to the 3X.
How is everyone dealing with staying within the 180° rule on the 3X camera which is a fixed aperture?
I try to keep my aperture between F4.0 to F5.6 whatever possible to use the sharpest part of the lens.
The 3X camera is a 2.8 which I’m happy to see as I thought it was a 3.3.
I’ve also ordered the DJI and the filter set which I know has darker in the glass for the main camera and less or probably None on the 3x.
So does this mean if I want to keep my exposure constant between the two I have to set the main cameras at 2.8 and then there will be no change when I switch to the 3X?
I guess what I’m asking is how are you are dealing with this in practical use.
Example:
You’ve got a scene set up with your main camera and your exposure is say at 5.6 and 1/60 sec/30fps. @100iso. It’s a sunny day so I’d be using an ND 16 usually.
Then you switch to the 3X camera, which is a 2.8, .
What will the DJI ND for the 3x be?
I won’t have the set until tomorrow to play with, but I’m a little fuzzy on how this is supposed to work. So I am unclear as to how I will maintain my one 1/60 of a shutter speed when the lens opens to 2.8.
I do realize that there’s some wiggle room and that if my shutter speed had to be a little higher, it’s not going to ruin the shot, but I want to know how people are dealing with this impractical shooting.
And the 7x is a 3.4 I know the ND is less for that lens.
Tips welcome….
My question is how are people dealing with matching exposures and frame rate between the main camera and the telephoto lenses? Obviously this only applies to video. High shutter speed isn't an issue for stills.
Obviously, we’re not gonna get an exact match but in practical use specially, for the 3X camera I’d like to be able to set my exposure on the main camera so that it’s very similar to when I switch over to the 3X.
How is everyone dealing with staying within the 180° rule on the 3X camera which is a fixed aperture?
I try to keep my aperture between F4.0 to F5.6 whatever possible to use the sharpest part of the lens.
The 3X camera is a 2.8 which I’m happy to see as I thought it was a 3.3.
I’ve also ordered the DJI and the filter set which I know has darker in the glass for the main camera and less or probably None on the 3x.
So does this mean if I want to keep my exposure constant between the two I have to set the main cameras at 2.8 and then there will be no change when I switch to the 3X?
I guess what I’m asking is how are you are dealing with this in practical use.
Example:
You’ve got a scene set up with your main camera and your exposure is say at 5.6 and 1/60 sec/30fps. @100iso. It’s a sunny day so I’d be using an ND 16 usually.
Then you switch to the 3X camera, which is a 2.8, .
What will the DJI ND for the 3x be?
I won’t have the set until tomorrow to play with, but I’m a little fuzzy on how this is supposed to work. So I am unclear as to how I will maintain my one 1/60 of a shutter speed when the lens opens to 2.8.
I do realize that there’s some wiggle room and that if my shutter speed had to be a little higher, it’s not going to ruin the shot, but I want to know how people are dealing with this impractical shooting.
And the 7x is a 3.4 I know the ND is less for that lens.
Tips welcome….
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